US Patent 10012741 Radiation detection apparatus and radiation imaging system

A radiation detection apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a housing, a first radiation imaging panel and a second radiation imaging panel arranged to overlap each other in the housing, and a radiation absorbing portion arranged between the first radiation imaging panel and the second radiation imaging panel. The radiation absorbing portion comprises a first member with energy at a K-absorption edge being not less than 38 keV and not more than 60 keV. The first member comprises a resin added with particles containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, and thulium.